ABRSM Singing from 2018 Grade 1 Syllabus

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Syllabus: Singing from 2018

Grade: 1

Important information:
Please note that the information listed below does not contain complete syllabus details. Therefore, when planning an exam entry, it is important to refer to the current syllabus - for Practical Grades or Performance Grades - and the Exam Information & Regulations.

Songs (for Practical Grades – select one from each list; for Performance Grades – select one from each list, plus an own-choice accompanied song)

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List AAvailable In

1. English Country Garden

Robert M. Jordan

Harlequin (44 Songs Round The Year) Mus & CD (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$23.04

2. The Gypsy Rover

Maguire

Songs of Ireland (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$25.47

3. The Happy Wanderer

F. W. Möller

Songs You Think You Know (Faber Music)

$21.83
Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay: Songs for Everyone (Music Edition) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$20.62

4. Lavender's blue

Trad.

Best of Children's Songs - piano, voice and guitar (performance score) (Schott)

$21.83
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19

5. Home on the Range

Trad. American

Singing Time Grade 1 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth)

$8.48
Songs You Think You Know (Faber Music)

$21.83
Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay: Songs for Everyone (Music Edition) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$20.62
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27
The Library of Folk Songs Piano, Vocal, Guitar (Amsco )

$23.04
The Library of Folk Songs Piano, Vocal, Guitar (Amsco )

$23.04

6. Anna-Marie

Trad. Dutch

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.66
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

7. The Bonny Blue-Eyed Sailor

Trad. English

Apusskidu: Songs for Children (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$20.62

8. Golden Slumbers

Trad. English

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.66
Singing Time Grade 1 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth)

$8.48
Strawberry Fair (2nd Edition) Full Music (Book & CD) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$26.68

9. The Miller of Dee

Trad. English

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.66
Singing Time Grade 1 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth)

$8.48
Songs of England (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$25.47
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

10. The Smuggler's Song

Trad. English

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.66

11. Auprès de ma blonde

Trad. French

Sing Together Voice (Solo or Unison) & Piano (Oxford University Press)

$23.66
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

12. La cucaracha

Trad. Mexican

Songs Of The Americas (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$30.33
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

14. Good Night

Trad. Russian, arr. Rao

Boosey & Hawkes 20th Century Easy Song Collection 1 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$31.54

15. Minka

Trad. Russian

Junior Voiceworks 1 (Book & CD) (Oxford University Press)

$52.12

15. Skye Boat Song

MacLeod & Boulton

Everlasting Voices (Medium - High Voice & Piano) (Peters Edition)

$19.36
Everlasting Voices (Medium - Low Voice & Piano) (Peters Edition)

$22.45
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

16. Dona, dona

Trad. South American/Sholom Secunda

Songs Of The Americas (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$30.33
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

17. O sleep, my pretty baby

Trad. Spanish

Songs Of Christmas - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$25.47

18. Go, tell it on the mountain

Trad. Spiritual

Songs Of Christmas - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$25.47
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

19. Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn

Trad. Welsh

Famous Songs of Wales 1 (Cwmni Cyhoeddi Gwynn Publishing)

$12.74
Songs Of Wales (Welsh version) - voice & piano (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$25.47
Songs of Wales English Language Version (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$25.47
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19

20. My Grandfather's Clock

H. C. Work

Songs Of The Americas (Boosey & Hawkes Folksong Collections) (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$30.33
Songs You Think You Know (Faber Music)

$21.83
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19

List BAvailable In

1. Omens of Spring: No. 2 from Omens of Spring

W. H. Anderson

Omens Of Spring Unison (Roberton )

$2.37
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

2. Children's Song of the Nativity

Anon. English

Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback) (Oxford University Press)

$31.25

3. Noël nouvelet

Anon. French

Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback) (Oxford University Press)

$31.25
Singing Time Grade 1 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth)

$8.48
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

4. Quem pastores laudavere

Anon. German

It's Never Too Late To Sing Christmas (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$13.34
Oxford Book of Carols (Paperback) (Oxford University Press)

$31.25
Singing Time Grade 1 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth)

$8.48
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

5. Marmotte, Op. 52 No. 7

Beethoven

30 Selected Songs (High Voice) (Peters Edition)

$30.28
30 Selected Songs (Low Voice) (Peters Edition)

$30.28
67 Songs (Peters Edition)

$35.13
Complete Songs for Voice & Piano, Vol.I (Henle)

$39.44

6. Die Nachtigall

Brahms

7 Children's Songs Unison (Roberton )

$3.58
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)

$12.74
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)

$12.74
Singing Time Grade 1 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth)

$8.48
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

7. Marienwürmchen

Brahms

7 Children's Songs Unison (Roberton )

$3.58
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)

$12.74
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)

$12.74
Songs for Countertenors vol.3 (Thames )

$12.07
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19

8. The Osprey

Children of Lewknor School

Junior Voiceworks 1 (Book & CD) (Oxford University Press)

$52.12

9. The Frog

Dunhill

The Frog Unis In F (Banks )

$2.85

10. Grandfather Clock

Dunhill

Grandfather Clock/Big Red Bus Unis (Banks )

$3.03
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

11. The Lamb

Christopher Field

Sixty-Second Songs Book 1 (Voice & Pian) (Recital Music)

$15.17
The Lamb (Recital Music)

$5.16

12. Sing a Rainbow

Arthur Hamilton

Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$26.70
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

13. Here I sit in my little wooden hutch

Susie Hare

Freddie The Fly (Book & CD) (Kevin Mayhew)

$12.12

14. Out in the garden

Susie Hare

Freddie The Fly (Book & CD) (Kevin Mayhew)

$12.12
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

15. The Crocodile

Jenkyns

Singing Time Grade 1 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth)

$8.48
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27
The Crocodile (Unison) (Novello)

$3.03

16. Orange and yellow and brown

Lin Marsh

Junior Songscape (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$26.70
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19

17. Seagull

Lin Marsh

Junior Songscape: Earth Sea & Sky (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$26.70
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19

18. Together

Lin Marsh

Singing Sherlock Book 2 (Book & 2 CDs) Key Stage 2 (Boosey & Hawkes (London))

$43.67

19. Der Abendstern, Op. 79 No. 1

Schumann

Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)

$12.74
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)

$12.74
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

20. Kinderwacht, Op. 79 No. 22

Schumann

Art of Song Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Peters Edition)

$12.74
Art of Song Grades 1-3 (Medium-Low Voice) (Peters Edition)

$12.74
The Language of Song - Elementary (High Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$16.98
The Language of Song - Elementary (Low Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$16.98

21. Cuckoo

M. Shaw

7 Songs (Stainer & Bell)

$10.31
Cuckoo (Unison) G(D-D) (Curwen )

$2.37
Singing Time Grade 1 (David Turnbull Music Time series) (Bosworth)

$8.48
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

List CAvailable In

1. We're off to see the wizard: from The Wizard of Oz

Arlen & Harburg

The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
Wizard of Oz - Vocal Selections (Piano/Vocal) (Alfred Music)

$16.38

2. I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing

Backer, Davis, Cook & Greenaway

Apusskidu: Songs for Children (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$20.62

3. Where is love?: from Oliver!

Bart

Oliver! - vocal score (Lakeview)

$16.98
Oliver! - Vocal Selections from The Motion Picture (PVG) (Lakeview)

$12.07
Oliver! - Vocal Selections from The Musical (PVG) (Lakeview)

$18.14
Stage & Screen White Book (Wise )

$25.47
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

4. It's a lovely day today: from Call me Madam

I. Berlin

The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19

5. Walking in the Air: from The Snowman

Howard Blake

The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27
Walking In The Air (The Snowman) for voice & piano (Chester Music)

$6.06

6. Ocean commotion: from Ocean Commotion

Debbie Campbell

Ocean Commotion (Children's Voices & Piano) (Novello)

$15.71

7. Smile: from Modern Times

Chaplin, Turner & Parsons

Songs of Charlie Chaplin (Bourne Music )

$18.81
Stage & Screen – The Black Book (Wise )

$25.47

8. With a smile and a song: from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Churchill & Morey

Kids' Musical Theatre Collection Vol 2 + Online (Hal Leonard)

$28.52

9. Lazy Coconut Tree

Coombes & Edwards

Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay: Songs for Everyone (Music Edition) (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$20.62

10. A dream is a wish your heart makes: from Cinderella

David, Hoffman & Livingston

Cinderella (Disney) Vocal Selection (Hal Leonard)

$14.55
The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

11. I've got no strings: from Pinocchio

Harline & Washington

Kids' Musical Theatre Collection Vol 2 + Online (Hal Leonard)

$28.52

12. After the Ball

Charles K. Harris

100 Years of Popular Music: 1900-1920 (Piano, Voice & Guitar) (Faber Music)

$30.34
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19

13. Oh what a wonderful scene: from Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo

Joseph Horovitz & Michael Flanders

Captain Noah & His Floating Zoo (Unison Voices) (Novello)

$12.12

14. Conkers!: from Songs for Every Season

Mark & Helen Johnson

The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

15. Moon River: from Breakfast at Tiffany's

Mancini & Mercer

Moon River (Piano, Vocal, Guitar) from Breakfast at Tiffany's (Greg Fishman Jazz Studios)

$6.06
The Henry Mancini Collection (PVG) (Hal Leonard)

$29.11

16. Pirates!

Lin Marsh

Junior Songscape: Earth Sea & Sky (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$26.70
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

17. I'm Henery the Eighth, I Am

Murray & Weston

Apusskidu: Songs for Children (A&C Black-Collins Music)

$20.62

18. Love me tender: from Love Me Tender

Presley & Matson

Stage & Screen White Book (Wise )

$25.47

19. Morningtown Ride

M. Reynolds

Junior Songscape: Children's Favourites (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$26.70

20. Edelweiss: from The Sound of Music

Rodgers & Hammerstein

The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (PVG) (Williamson Music Inc )

$39.44
The Sound of Music - Vocal Selections (Revised Edition) (Williamson Music Inc )

$22.45

21. My Favorite Things: from The Sound of Music

Rodgers & Hammerstein

Broadway Ingénue Theatre Songs for Soprano (Hal Leonard)

$36.39
Essential Audition Songs for Kids (Book & CD) (Faber Music)

$19.40
Kids' Musical Theatre Collection, Vol. 1 (Book + Online Audio Access) (Hal Leonard)

$27.30
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection (PVG) (Williamson Music Inc )

$39.44
The Sound of Music - Vocal Selections (Revised Edition) (Williamson Music Inc )

$22.45

22. Doll on a Music Box: from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Richard & Robert Sherman

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Musical Selections) (Alfred Music)

$10.86
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Stage selections (Alfred Music)

$20.62

23. Truly Scrumptious: from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Richard & Robert Sherman

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Musical Selections) (Alfred Music)

$10.86
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Stage selections (Alfred Music)

$20.62
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

24. Let's Go Fly a Kite: from Mary Poppins

Richard & Robert Sherman

Graded Song Collection (Grades 2-5) (Faber Music)

$12.12
Kids' Musical Theatre Collection, Vol. 1 (Book + Online Audio Access) (Hal Leonard)

$27.30
Mary Poppins - vocal selection (PVG, illustrations & story) (Hal Leonard)

$20.62
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (High Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19
The Best of Singing Grades 1-3 (Low Voice) (Faber Music)

$18.19

25. Catch a falling star

Vance & Pockriss

Catch A Falling Star (PVG) (Campbell Connelly )

$4.84
The ABRSM Songbook Plus, Grade 1 (ABRSM)

$13.96

26. Summer Holiday: from Summer Holiday

Welch & Bennett

Junior Songscape (Voice & Piano) (Faber Music)

$26.70

List FAvailable In

1. Candidates are free to perform any song from any source, including this suggested publication

The ABRSM Songbook, Book 1 (ABRSM)

$24.27

Also RecommendedAvailable In

1. Preparation for the Sight-Singing Tests

Specimen Sight-Singing Tests, Grades 1–5 (ABRSM)

$10.86

2. Preparation for the Aural Tests

Aural Training in Practice, ABRSM Grades 1–3, with 2 CDs (ABRSM)

$24.21
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1–3 (ABRSM)

$10.31
Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 1-3 with 2 CDs (ABRSM)

$19.36

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